Openings at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung
Department Microstructure Physics and Alloy Design
(Prof.Raabe) in Düsseldorf (Germany)
Important Notes for Applicants:
In case your profile matches our job openings please send your full application
for any of the positions announced to d.raabeatmpie.de.
Please make sure that you send COMPLETE and informative applications in PDF form.
These should include digital versions of university documents etc indicating your former grades and achievements etc. Please give 3 Professors with email adress who can give reference about your work.
Also generally include your 2 best publications in pdf form.
In your reference list please do NOT include any papers which are "submitted" or "under preparation".
Please include only published or accepted work into your reference list.
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Scholarships
In case you are interested to join our group at a more senior level and with your own scholarship programme you are welcome to develop your own research proposal together with us and contact us at d.raabeatmpie.de to apply for a special Max Planck Scholarship Programme. Our current interest in senior colleagues lies particularly in the field of materials modeling and 3D EBSD.
Furthermore, dedicated scholarships are available within the Max-Planck Multiscale Modeling Inititative for applicants with very strong records and interest in multiscale materials modeling. This initiative consists of 7 cooperating Max-Planck Institutes.
External Scholarships
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation supports the academic cooperation between scientists and scholars from abroad and from Germany. Programmes are offered amongst others for postdoctoral researchers, junior research group leaders, experienced researchers and cutting edge researchers. Your are welcome to apply to the prestigious Scholarship Programmes of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at Humboldt Foundation Sponsorships when you are interested to join us.
German Academic Exchange Service DAAD
Another possibility is to gain a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD. The DAAD offers scholarships for young foreign elites as well as for young outstanding German elites in order to fund the further academic and personal qualification.The DAAD is a Self-Administrative Organisation of the German Institutions of Higher Education. Predestinated are : students, student trainees and interns, doctoral students, academics, researchers and outstanding German (post)graduates. For more detailed information see the DAAD overview page.
Marie Curie Actions
If you are interested to join a EU research Framework Programmes the Marie Curie Actions offer Career Opportunities for Researchers covered under the '7 th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development' (FP7), which bundles all research-related EU initiatives together. In the Programme the Marie Curie Actions have built a new Group 'People', which is a 'people specific programme'. This programme has been reinforced and has a high budget over a 7 year period until 2013. If you are interested see The Marie Currie Actions site for more detailed information. Or FP7 in Brief to get allover information about the FP7 Programme, 'What is FP7', 'Who can apply', 'Structure of FP7', 'Funding Schemes' e.g.
